National Association of Realtors

There will be fewer of the familiar blue-and-white Prudential signs marking homes for sale across the Baltimore region next month as some are replaced with plum-colored signs bearing another storied name. Berkshire Hathaway, the company headed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, began branding a national network of real estate franchises last year. Nationwide, with more than 28,000 agents and 750 offices, including about 200 Maryland agents, has affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices since it launched last September. "If you haven't yet, many of you will soon be seeing our name on 'for sale' signs," wrote Buffett in his 2013 letter to shareholders...

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